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Bikram yoga

[ bik-ram yoh-guh ]

Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a set program of yoga performed in a room heated to 105°F (40.56°C), consisting of 26 poses and 2 breathing exercises done in a prescribed order for 90 minutes: Bikram yoga is a specific type of hot yoga.


Bikram yoga

/ ˈbɪkrɑːm /

noun

  1. a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity Also calledhot yoga
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bikram yoga1

First recorded in 1975–80; named after Bikram Choudhury (born 1944), Indian-born U.S. yoga instructor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bikram yoga1

C20: named after Bikram Choudhury (born 1946), Indian-born US yoga instructor
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Example Sentences

I know that you've done exploration into Bikram yoga and the Ohio State University abuse scandal.

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Lou Chapman, who was one of his early basketball trainers, introduced him to Bikram Yoga — also known as hot yoga — when a new studio opened up.

The Nova retiree is operating at a different pace — morning Bikram yoga, holidays at home with Patty, his wife of 32 years.

A Bikram Yoga instructor from the city of Kingston, two hours away, Mr. Rowe listed his losses over the past two years, tears brimming in his eyes: his home, his business and half of his retirement savings.

He recalls taking Wright to Bikram yoga and putting him in a skateboarding-inspired ballet.

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